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Zana Briski
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25 Oct 1966 (59 years)
London, England, UK
Biography
Zana Briski is an English artist (photographer, filmmaker) and activist. Briski's interest in photography began at age 10. After earning a master's degree at the University of Cambridge, Briski studied documentary photography at International Center of Photography in New York. In 1995, she made her first trip to India, producing a story on female infanticide. In 1997, Briski returned to India and began her project on the prostitutes of Calcutta's red-light district, which led to her work with t...
